The Galapagos penguin, endemic to the archipelago, is the northernmost penguin species in

the world. ... It is the third smallest kind of penguin on the planet. It is incredibly aerodynamic,
it can reach swimming speeds of up to 35 km per hour, almost twenty times faster than a
human.

Weighing up to 400 kg in weight and 2 m in length, the Galapagos Giant Tortoise is the largest
species of tortoise living today. ... Giant tortoises are vegetarian, they feed on cacti, herbs,
leaves and berries. They can survive for months without food or water.

Seals are semiaquatic marine mammals. They have four flippers, so are in a category of
animals known as pinnipedia which means 'fin-footed'. ... Seals have a layer of fat under skin
called blubber, which keeps them warm in cold water. Their slick fur coat is streamlined for
gliding through water.

Blue-footed boobies are excellent hunters, they spot their prey while they fly and to catch it
they dive headlong into the ocean from a height of up to 30 meters.

The marine iguana is a species of scaly reptile of the Iguanidae family. It is the only species of
its genus, which is related to the genus of land iguanas.
Galapagos sea lion is a species of carnivorous mammal of the otaridae family, which only
inhabits the Galapagos Islands and eventually the islands of Malpelo and Gorgona. The local
population now numbers 50,000 specimens